Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,003,122
- Total expenses
- $1,192,808
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,291,000
- Grants paid
- $4,288
- Program service revenue
- $527,247
- Investment income
- $27,327
- Other revenue
- $157,548
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,158,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,660,932
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,497,125
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $693,536
- Management and general expenses
- $330,466
- Fundraising expenses
- $168,806
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $693,536
Program services were 58.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$32,119
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,258,881
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2a · Program service revenue: POLISH FEST
total $527,247 · related or exempt $527,247
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3 · Investment income
total $27,327 · excluded $27,327
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6a · Gross rents
real property $95,209
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $95,209
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $95,209 · unrelated business $95,209
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$319,366
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$430,393
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$111,027 · excluded -$111,027
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$5,981
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $5,981 · excluded $5,981
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$318,700
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$152,465
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $166,235 · unrelated business $166,235
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11a · Other revenue: CATERING COMMISSIONS
total $1,150 · unrelated business $1,150
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,150
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $4,288 · program services $4,288
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $130,850 · program services $5,920 · management and general $124,930
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $75,601 · program services $75,601
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,506 · management and general $54,535 · fundraising $11,971
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $27,702 · program services $27,610 · management and general $92
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13 · Office expenses
total $56,773 · program services $28,836 · management and general $27,937
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17 · Travel
total $885 · program services $250 · management and general $635
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20 · Interest
total $5,780 · program services $2,023 · management and general $1,445 · fundraising $2,312
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $162,192 · program services $56,767 · management and general $40,548 · fundraising $64,877
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23 · Insurance
total $31,071 · program services $10,875 · management and general $7,768 · fundraising $12,428
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24a · Other expenses: ACTIVITY SUPPLIES AND O
total $196,127 · program services $195,886 · management and general $241
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24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES AND MAINTENAN
total $193,045 · program services $67,566 · management and general $48,261 · fundraising $77,218
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24c · Other expenses: ENTERTAINMENT COSTS
total $148,899 · program services $148,899
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24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE
total $69,015 · program services $69,015
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24e · All other expenses
total $24,074 · management and general $24,074
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $652,814 · end of year $708,106
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $72,933 · end of year $2,450,806
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $38,200 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $7,736 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $10,194 · end of year $9,270
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $8,500 · end of year $8,350
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,125,416
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,143,891
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,415,948 · end of year $1,981,525
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $777 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $59,428 · end of year $70,165
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $2,336,241
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $37,743 · end of year $56,198
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $198,328 · end of year $196,828
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,449 · end of year $1,500
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,638,180 · end of year $2,476,982
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $20,974 · end of year $20,143
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE POLISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE AS EMBODIED IN TRADITIONS, HISTORY, LANGUAGE, CURRENT AFFAIRS, AND THE ARTS.
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POLISH FEST IS A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF POLISH HERITAGE, MUSIC, AND FOOD. HELD ANNUALLY AT MILWAUKEE'S HENRY C. MAIER FESTIVAL PARK, POLISH FEST PRESENTS A VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT. THIS INCLUDES POLISH DANCE GROUPS, TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS, POLKA BANDS, AND CONTEMPORARY GROUPS. THE CULTURAL VILLAGE OFFERS FOLK ART DEMOS, CULTURAL/HISTORICAL DISPLAYS, AND GENEAOLOGY INFORMATION. DINING OPTIONS FEATURE POLISH FOOD AND BEVERAGES. IMPORTED POLISH GOODS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN THE MARKETPLACE AREA.
Expenses $542,525 · Revenue $490,945
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THE POLISH CENTER OF WISCONSIN PRESENTS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS SHOWCASING POLISH HERITAGE AND CULTURE. THIS INCLUDES ART EXHIBITS, MUSIC PERFORMANCES, LECTURES, HISTORICAL EXHIBITS, POLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES, FOLK ART WORKSHOPS, COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, AND MORE. THE POLISH CENTER SERVES AS A LOCAL CLEARING HOUSE FOR POLISH RELATED INFORMATION. THE POLANKI LIBRARY AT THE CENTER MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA, AND REFERENCE MATERIALS PERTAINING TO THE POLISH HERITAGE, GENEAOLOGY, AND CULTURE.
Expenses $57,214 · Grants $4,288 · Revenue $7,580
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THE POLISH CENTER OF WISCONSIN OPERATES A BANQUET HALL THAT HOSTS A VARIETY OF EVENTS SUCH AS WEDDINGS, PARTIES AND BUSINESS MEETINGS FOR BOTH MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS.
Expenses $93,797
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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David ZepeckiDAVID ZEPECKI
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Janine AdamczykJANINE ADAMCZYK
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Preston ChybowskiPRESTON CHYBOWSKI
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Yvonne LewandowskiYVONNE LEWANDOWSKI
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
April BuschmannAPRIL BUSCHMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jeffrey GaffkeJEFFREY GAFFKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gary KarnowskiGARY KARNOWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michael LenzieMICHAEL LENZIE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Hellen MillerHELLEN MILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ken SkowronskiKEN SKOWRONSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tom SzymborskiTOM SZYMBORSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Keith TriebenbachKEITH TRIEBENBACH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Steve ChybowskiSTEVE CHYBOWSKI
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jeff KuderskiJEFF KUDERSKI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $130,850
- From this org
- $130,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349310560
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